Public Utilities
Water
Watch

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 82% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
25.5 (
-2.8),
11.0 (
-1.0),
18.8 (
-0.2),
and
30.7 (
-1.8)
respectively. This is a 1% change since the last report on
November 2, 2007.
The median capacity for the current month is
92%,
average capacity is86%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2006)

Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets

Current year to date:
30.16 inches [
4.87]

Monthly total to date:
.0129 year
November average rainfall:
3.55

Median drought year average through
November: 29.32[
5.98]

Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average: -17.57[
-2.31]
(
November30)